Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Helping a Family, Our Friend, Now in Need

"In my eyes, no one has paid it forward more than this family."

To the editor: It is with a heavy heart that I share the news with all of you that Laurie Graham’s beloved husband Daniel Downey died suddenly on Wednesday. Dan was the IT go-to guy at the high school adored by the students and teachers alike for his ability to connect them to 21st Century teaching skills.  As many of you know, Laurie has devoted her life to helping children and families here in Belmont through her many volunteer positions such as the Chairwoman of the School Committee, Co-Chair of the Belmont Special Education Advisory Council, Food Pantry organizer, library and Council on Aging volunteer, Wellington Building Committee member, and more – countless  hours of volunteer work to benefit the Belmont population. In my eyes, no …

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Graham Re-appointed School Committee Chair

Scharfman named Secretary for the coming year.

Laurie Graham will be keeping her seat next to School Superintendent Dr. Thomas Kingston at Belmont School Committee meetings for the next year as her fellow members voted unanimously to give her a second term as the committee's chairwoman Tuesday night.  The school committee met for an organizational meeting to approve its new leadership team as well as review subcommittee assignments. Saying that the committee had been through "a very interesting year" – a last minute resolution to a $2 million budget deficit last year, the hiring of an interim superintendent and incremental movement towards a stronger relationship with the Board of Selectmen in budget matters – Graham said having a "very strong committee" will allow it to move forward …

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